Silver River Stargazing Experience in Lake Tekapo
- 1h 15m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Guided tour to the stars and night sky, enhancing your experience with abundant opportunities for questions and answers. Immerse yourself in naked-eye observations and telescope views with our 14″ Meade telescope, exploring stars and constellations. Capture a personalized moment with an individual photograph of you and your party under the enchanting starry sky. Enjoy an intimate setting with our low guest-to-guide ratio, capped at ten people, ensuring a personalized stargazing experience. Travel hassle-free with a complimentary shuttle from our check-in office to our private stargazing location, bundled with warm winter jackets.
Inclusions
What's included
- Warm jacket
- Free shuttle to stargazing site
Itinerary
Embark on a mind-blowing 75-minute journey through the wonders of the night sky! Join our intimate tour, limited to 10 people, ensuring an unparalleled telescope-to-guest ratio in Tekapo. Our experienced guides, equipped with powerful 14” telescopes and astro-lasers, guarantee awe-inspiring views of deep space objects and easy naked-eye observations of stars and constellations. Capture the magic with a group photo under the stars (weather permitting), a complimentary gift from us. Within 48 hours, your personalized photo will be uploaded to our public Flickr website, and you'll receive a link to download your digital copy for sharing on social media. Ideal for families, including infants, our tours take place in the gold-rated Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, offering some of the planet's darkest skies.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.6
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Ratings come from 141 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Go Tekapo Office (Located inside Kiwi Treasure), 12 Rapuwai Lane, Lake Tekapo 7999
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 30 travellers
- Operated by
- Go Tekapo
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in New Zealand, outside the cities
- Its from-price is 47% below the median of the 124 experiences we list in New Zealand, outside the cities.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 15 of 124.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
Special offers in New Zealand, outside the cities
Was/now prices come from the operator, never from us.
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